FILE – U.S. Deputy Marshals escort 6-year-old Ruby Bridges from William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, in this file photo from November 14, 1960.

Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first grader in November 1960 when she had to be escorted by federal marshals as the first Black student in her all-white public elementary school in New Orleans.

TikTokers are just learning about the horrifying ordeal Ruby Bridges went through mere decades ago: 'She's barely retirement age right now' Emerald Pellot February 28, 2022 at 11:37 AM ...

Ruby Bridges first saw racism through the eyes of a child by William (Billy) Johnson February 20, 2024 @ 12:01 am February 16, 2024 @ 4:22 pm. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window ...

Bridges, one of the first Black children to integrate New Orleans' all-white public school system in 1960 at just 6 years old, spoke at an event downtown. WKYC-TV Cleveland ...

Fifty-nine years ago today, Ruby Bridges’ decision to walk through the doors of an all-white elementary school, making her the first African American student to desegregate the school, propelled ...